[SOLR-7209] /update/json/docs carry forward fields from previous records

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 5.1, 6.0
• Assignee: Noble Paul
• Reporter: Noble Paul
• Created: 09/Mar/15 20:16
• Updated: 09/May/16 18:48
• Resolved: 09/Mar/15 20:28

Description

example

curl -H 'Content-type:application/json' 'http://localhost:8983/solr/foo/update/json/docs?split=/exams&echo=true&f=/**&indent=true&omitHeader=true' -d '
{
'first': 'John',
'exams': [
{'subject': 'Maths', 'test'   : 'term1', 'marks':90},
{'subject': 'Biology', 'test'   : 'term1', 'marks':86}
]
}
{
'first': 'Bob',
'exams': [
{'subject': 'Maths', 'test': 'term1', 'marks': 95
}
,
{
'subject': 'Biology', 'test'   : 'term1', 'marks': 92}
]
}'

produces the following set of docs

{
      "first":"John",
      "subject":"Maths",
      "test":"term1",
      "marks":90},
    {
      "first":"John",
      "subject":"Biology",
      "test":"term1",
      "marks":86},
    {
      "first":["John",
        "Bob"],
      "subject":"Maths",
      "test":"term1",
      "marks":95},
    {
      "first":["John",
        "Bob"],
      "subject":"Biology",
      "test":"term1",
      "marks":92}